Lee Whittlesey
Autor de Death in Yellowstone
Sobre El Autor
Lee H. Whittlesey is a professional historian for the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming-Montana-Idaho. He is the author of ten published books. His most well-known book is Death in Yellowstone. Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park. He lives and works in mostrar más Yellowstone. mostrar menos
Obras de Lee Whittlesey
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Through Early Yellowstone: Adventuring by Bicycle, Covered Wagon, Foot, Horseback, and Skis (2016) — Prólogo — 18 copias
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Conocimiento común
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Educación
- University of Oklahoma
Montana State University - Ocupaciones
- historian
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THE WEST - Death in Yellowstone (Accidents and… por Lee H. Whittlesey
Whittlesey recounts deaths ranging from tragedy to folly-from being caught in a freak avalanche to the goring of a photographer who just got a little too close to a bison. Armchair travelers and park visitors alike will be fascinated by this important book detailing the dangers awaiting in our first national park.
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
by Lee H. Whittlesey
This was very interesting. It described deaths from way before it was a park. People who were living there before 1900. No Native Americans lived there, they were too smart! There are too many ways to accidentally die!
The ground crumbles, there wasn't any paths back then, steam made vision had to see the trail, gas from the vents, falling in was an almost sure death sentence or slow death.
Besides the many falls, many jumped in not understanding how hot 190 degrees really is! Boiled alive! Or a dog gets lose and they try to rescue the dog. There is always death by other people and a lot of suicide especially in the distant past. Must have been very hard back then because there were so many suicides.
There were fires, drowning, and other odd things too. It was sad but I just kept thinking about how hard it must of been. The newer ones was tragic too because some were kids. The water is pretty and doesn't look like death. One false move is all it takes.… (más)
by Lee H. Whittlesey
This was very interesting. It described deaths from way before it was a park. People who were living there before 1900. No Native Americans lived there, they were too smart! There are too many ways to accidentally die!
The ground crumbles, there wasn't any paths back then, steam made vision had to see the trail, gas from the vents, falling in was an almost sure death sentence or slow death.
Besides the many falls, many jumped in not understanding how hot 190 degrees really is! Boiled alive! Or a dog gets lose and they try to rescue the dog. There is always death by other people and a lot of suicide especially in the distant past. Must have been very hard back then because there were so many suicides.
There were fires, drowning, and other odd things too. It was sad but I just kept thinking about how hard it must of been. The newer ones was tragic too because some were kids. The water is pretty and doesn't look like death. One false move is all it takes.… (más)
I found this book to be most fascinating and eye opening! When you think of national parks, you think of the animals and scenery, but not of the tragic deaths that have occurred in the parks. This book describes in graphic detail such unfortunate events, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
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